Deer Mouse vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Peromyscus maniculatus compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Deer Mouse is Least Concern while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mouse	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Cricetidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Melanotaenium
Species	Peromyscus maniculatus	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mouse	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deer Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.